Denver is a town of transplants, perhaps to the chagrin of the natives, but it adds to the city’s character. No matter what team you root for you can usually find a Mile High watering hole to watch your team among like-minded fans, and while you’re at it, there’s a good chance you are sipping one of the state’s many microbrews.

In those moments Denverites are spoiled, getting to bond over the state’s natural beauty, sports culture, and perhaps best of all, its microbrews.

Being a transplant town, though, friends also move away. This was the case with my good friend Drake, who moved back to Asheville, N.C. last year. Asheville is home to a vibrant microbrew scene of its own (or so I’ve been told).

It was a nice surprise then, when Drake came back to Denver on a recent visit and was gracious enough to pass along a 22 oz bottle of 13 Rebels ESB Ale from Asheville’s French Broad Brewery. I say gracious because my Wisconsin Badgers had just defeated his Michigan State Spartans in the Big 10 championship game.

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Next time you head for a beer in Boulder, don’t forget your friend, Beers of Boulder and Boulder County, an iPad app from the Daily Camera. Download the app for iPad .

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